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[SOUTH AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE - COMPUTER ART] Arte y cibernética. San Francisco-Londres-Buenos Aires
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[SOUTH AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE - COMPUTER ART] Arte y cibernética. San Francisco-Londres-Buenos Aires

by Glusberg, Jorge (autor) and CAyC. Centro de Arte y Comunicación (editor)

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Catalog of the first exhibition of the group CAyC (Center for Art and Communication), which was founded in the late 1960s by the art critic and entrepreneur Jorge Glusberg. The starting point was the idea of an interdisciplinary Latin American network that would link art, science, technology, and society. From the very beginning, the concept of linking different disciplines… Read more about this item
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[COLLECTIVIZATION IN UKRAINE AND AZERBAIJAN] Ukrainada milli sejasetne ytkerynen jomoaqlar' nem jaq'ndaq' bur'clar'... Ukrainian title: Pidsumky ta naibilzhchi zavdannia provedennia natsional'noi polityky na ukraini [Results and immediate tasks of the national policy in Ukraine]

[COLLECTIVIZATION IN UKRAINE AND AZERBAIJAN] Ukrainada milli sejasetne ytkerynen jomoaqlar' nem jaq'ndaq' bur'clar'... Ukrainian title: Pidsumky ta naibilzhchi zavdannia provedennia natsional'noi polityky na ukraini [Results and immediate tasks of the national policy in Ukraine]

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Linking the forced collectivization in Ukraine and Azerbaijan, this pamphlet in Azeri contains materials from the November plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party held in Kharkiv, Ukraine in 1933. Published in Stalino (modern day Donetsk), the pamphlet includes reports delivered on collectivization in Ukraine, as well as speeches by the then First Secretary of the Communist… Read more about this item
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[UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE - REVOLUTIONARY UKRAINIAN PARTY] Haslo Vol. I, nos. 1, 2, 3-4, 5, 6-7, 8, 9-10, 11, 12; vol. II, nos. 1, 2, 3

by Kohut, Lev, editor

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A near-complete run of the first publication of the Revolutionary Ukrainian Party (RUP). Established in 1900, RUP was the first party to fight for Ukrainian independence in the Russian Empire. Initially advocating revolutionary nationalism, by 1902 the party had moved toward agrarian Marxism, and started collaborating with other Marxist parties such as the Jewish Workers' Bund, the Russian Socialist… Read more about this item
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[FIRST TRUE UKRAINIAN ARMY - SICH RIFLEMEN IN WWI] Kolo Potutor [Near Potutory], 13. VIII-30.IX.1916
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[FIRST TRUE UKRAINIAN ARMY - SICH RIFLEMEN IN WWI] Kolo Potutor [Near Potutory], 13. VIII-30.IX.1916

by Dzikovs'kyi, Vasyl'

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Richly illustrated official account of the WWI battle between the Austro-Hungarian and Russian Imperial armies at Mount Lysonya in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. The commemorative pamphlet is dedicated to the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, who were part of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces and sustained the greatest losses in the battle against Russians. The pamphlet contains numerous illustrations throughout, including maps… Read more about this item
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[CZECH SAMIZDAT] Variace a reflexe na témata vězeňských dopisů Václava Havla [Variations and reflections on Václav Havel's Letters from Prison]

[CZECH SAMIZDAT] Variace a reflexe na témata vězeňských dopisů Václava Havla [Variations and reflections on Václav Havel's Letters from Prison]

by Hejdánek, Ladislav

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Volume 17 of "Svazky pro dialog" (Books for dialogue), in which Hejdánek reflects on ideas raised by Havel in his prison letters. The series, which was published for a total of 23 issues, was a samizdat philosophical journal published beginning in 1979 in Prague by philosopher and dissident Ladislav Hejdánek, which responded to a need to create a forum… Read more about this item
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[SEXUAL EDUCATION IN SOVIET UKRAINE - CONTRACEPTION] Rozmovy pro polove zhyttia [Conversations about sexual life]

[SEXUAL EDUCATION IN SOVIET UKRAINE - CONTRACEPTION] Rozmovy pro polove zhyttia [Conversations about sexual life]

by Hurevych, Dr. Z[inovii] A[natolievich]

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A pamphlet on "socialist" sexual education by professor of public health, Zinovii Hurevich (Zal'man Naftolievich; 1898-1985), written in Ukrainian in an entertaining and accessible manner and targeting a wide audience. The volume contains recommendations about sexual education for children, teens, and young families, general information about reproduction of plants and animals, sexual hygiene, sexually transmitted diseases, with an entire… Read more about this item
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[POLISH AVANT-GARDE - INSCRIBED FROM BERLEWI TO LEBEL] Précurseurs de l'art abstrait en Pologne: Kazimierz Malewicz, Katarzyna Kobro, Władysław Strzemiński, Henryk Berlewi, Henryk Stażewski. Novembre-décembre 1957, Galerie Denise René
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[POLISH AVANT-GARDE - INSCRIBED FROM BERLEWI TO LEBEL] Précurseurs de l'art abstrait en Pologne: Kazimierz Malewicz, Katarzyna Kobro, Władysław Strzemiński, Henryk Berlewi, Henryk Stażewski. Novembre-décembre 1957, Galerie Denise René

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Signed and inscribed by Henryk Berlewi (1894-1967), a key figure in East European geometric abstraction and constructivism, to French art and literary critic Robert Lebel (1901-1986), author of biographies on Duchamp, Max Ernst, and Lacan. Wrappers and overall design by Marian Bogusz. Signed and inscribed by Henryk Berlewi (1894-1967), a key figure in East European geometric abstraction and… Read more about this item
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[POLISH AVANT-GARDE - CONSTRUCTIVISM - PHOTOGRAPHY] Gra o Herodzie: mięsopust proletarjacki [A play about Herod: a proletarian carnival]
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[POLISH AVANT-GARDE - CONSTRUCTIVISM - PHOTOGRAPHY] Gra o Herodzie: mięsopust proletarjacki [A play about Herod: a proletarian carnival]

by Wandurski, Witold and Karol Hiller, artist

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First edition of this political comedy by Wandurski (1891-1934), the Polish communist poet, publicist, director, and political activist. After his studies in Moscow and extensive travels in 1918-1921, he returned to Poland and played a key role in proletarian and self-organized theatre. He also was the editor of the major Polish avant-garde Dźwignia. In 1928, he was arrested and… Read more about this item
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[UKRAINIAN LITERATURE] Myshachi nory: zbirka opovidan' [Mouse holes: a collection of stories]

[UKRAINIAN LITERATURE] Myshachi nory: zbirka opovidan' [Mouse holes: a collection of stories]

by Panch, Petro

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Second edition (first published in 1926) of this collection of short stories about the Civil War and the NEP (New Economic Policy) period in Ukraine, by Petro Panch (born Panchenko; 1891-1978). A popular writer who wrote for both adults and children, Panch is best remembered as one of the founding personalities of Soviet-Ukrainian literature. Born in the Kharkiv region,… Read more about this item
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[UKRAINIAN AVANT-GARDE - COLONIALISM] Raby Konga [Slaves of the Congo]

[UKRAINIAN AVANT-GARDE - COLONIALISM] Raby Konga [Slaves of the Congo]

by Bersot, Daniel and Herman Sandomirskyi (German Sandomirskii), translator

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An account of the colonial violence in Belgian Congo written by the Swiss anarchist and anti-militarist Daniel Bersot (1870s-1914), with lithographed woodcut illustrations by Isak Khotinok and Lev Pereshkolnyk. Originally published in French in 1909 as "Vie au Congo: Sous la Chicote" (Life in Congo: Under the Whip), Bersot's collection of stories was apparently inspired by the author's personal… Read more about this item
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[RARE EARLY PIROSMANI CATALOG - UKRAINE] Niko Pirosmanashvili: iliustrovanyi kataloh vystavky [Niko Pirosmani: illustrated catalog of an exhibit]

[RARE EARLY PIROSMANI CATALOG - UKRAINE] Niko Pirosmanashvili: iliustrovanyi kataloh vystavky [Niko Pirosmani: illustrated catalog of an exhibit]

by Zubar, M. and Niko Pirosmani

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Rare illustrated catalog issued for a traveling exhibition of the Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918). He was discovered by the Russian Futurists Kirill and Il'ia Zdanevich in 1912 and four of his works were first exhibited the following year in Moscow, at the Mishen' exhibition of autodidact and naïve artists. The present exhibition was held in January and February… Read more about this item
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[PHOTOMONTAGE - SOVIET BOOK CATALOG ABOUT AMERICA] Amerika: politika, ekonomika, byt, khudozhestvennaia literatura: katalog knig [America: politics, economics, everyday life, literature: a catalog of books]

[PHOTOMONTAGE - SOVIET BOOK CATALOG ABOUT AMERICA] Amerika: politika, ekonomika, byt, khudozhestvennaia literatura: katalog knig [America: politics, economics, everyday life, literature: a catalog of books]

by Lavinskaia, Elizaveta, illustrator

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A striking catalog of books, posters, and other artifacts produced by the State Publishing House about all aspects of US culture, including, notably, a section entitled "Negroes in America" (Negry v Amerike), and published on the ten-year anniversary of the October Revolution (possibly to complement a similar, but more extensive catalog issued about the Soviet Union). With eight elaborate… Read more about this item
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[SOVIET STATE PLANNING - NATIONALIZATION] Narodnyi komissariat finansov. K 8 s'ezdu Sovetov 20/XII 20 g [People's Commissariat of Finance. For the 8th Congress of the Soviets, December 20th 1920]

[SOVIET STATE PLANNING - NATIONALIZATION] Narodnyi komissariat finansov. K 8 s'ezdu Sovetov 20/XII 20 g [People's Commissariat of Finance. For the 8th Congress of the Soviets, December 20th 1920]

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First printing. A pamphlet documenting the work of the People's Commissariat of Finance during a crucial period in Soviet Economic transition from capitalist to fully managed economy in 1918-1920. Illustrated with numerous tables, the report was prepared for the 8th Congress of the Soviets, which issued a decree on the abolition of the People's Bank, the nationalization of banks,… Read more about this item
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[VISUAL CULTURE - DIAGRAMMATICS - METAPHYSICS] Grundriß einer Totalgrundmathesis oder Anwendung der Mathematik auf reingeistige Gegenstände vermittelst der Construction einer reflexionellen Mappe des Totalgrundes und der Grössenverhaltnisse aller im Weltall möglichen Wissens- und Sittlichkeits-Entwickelungen zum unbeendbaren Wachsthume der Weltall-Erziehungswirthschaft [Ground plan of a total ground mathematics or application of mathematics to pure spiritual objects by means of the construction of a reflective map of the total ground and the magnitude of all possible developments of knowledge and morality in the universe for the infinite growth of the universe-educational economy]
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[VISUAL CULTURE - DIAGRAMMATICS - METAPHYSICS] Grundriß einer Totalgrundmathesis oder Anwendung der Mathematik auf reingeistige Gegenstände vermittelst der Construction einer reflexionellen Mappe des Totalgrundes und der Grössenverhaltnisse aller im Weltall möglichen Wissens- und Sittlichkeits-Entwickelungen zum unbeendbaren Wachsthume der Weltall-Erziehungswirthschaft [Ground plan of a total ground mathematics or application of mathematics to pure spiritual objects by means of the construction of a reflective map of the total ground and the magnitude of all possible developments of knowledge and morality in the universe for the infinite growth of the universe-educational economy]

by Misley, Joseph [Peter von Alcantara]

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First edition of this attempt to present and answer moral questions mathematically. Misley (1761-ca. 1840), who practiced as a doctor in Graz but also taught philosophy at the university, interpreted Kant's theoretical and practical philosophy as the foundation for making what Kant called the noumenon - that which is thought but cannot be perceived by the senses - graphically,… Read more about this item
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[SOVIET STATE PLANNING - NATIONALIZATION] Narodnoe khoziaistvo sovetskoi Rossii. Kratkii ocherk organizatsii upravleniia i polozheniia promyshlennosti sovetskoi Rossii [National Economy of Soviet Russia. A brief sketch of the organization of management and the situation of industry in Soviet Russia]

[SOVIET STATE PLANNING - NATIONALIZATION] Narodnoe khoziaistvo sovetskoi Rossii. Kratkii ocherk organizatsii upravleniia i polozheniia promyshlennosti sovetskoi Rossii [National Economy of Soviet Russia. A brief sketch of the organization of management and the situation of industry in Soviet Russia]

by Miliutin, V[ladimir] P[avlovich]

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First printing. A pamphlet on the management of the newly-restructured Soviet economy by the Bolshevik Revolutionary and member of the first Soviet government, Vladimir Miliutin (1984-1937), illustrated with a large foldout diagram which demonstrates the entire Management Scheme of the Soviet National Economy. Published during the turning point in Soviet economic transition, when private enterprises were first nationalized, the… Read more about this item
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[VIENNESE ACTIONISM] Direkte Kunst. Direct Art. Arte Diretta. B & M. Ed.: Vienna Institute for Direct Art
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[VIENNESE ACTIONISM] Direkte Kunst. Direct Art. Arte Diretta. B & M. Ed.: Vienna Institute for Direct Art

by Brus, Günter and Otto Muehl

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Only edition, a hectographed publication of the detailed concepts and descriptions of art actions, published in a very small number of copies. Sohm writes that a maximum of 100 copies were published. We know of one copy that is numbered as one of 50 copies. The four ZOCK-Presse publications appeared in the run-up to the 1968 "Art and Revolution"… Read more about this item
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[UKRAINE - AVANT-GARDE] Bela Uits [Béla Uitz]
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[UKRAINE - AVANT-GARDE] Bela Uits [Béla Uitz]

by Kholostenko, Ie[vhen] and Vasily Sedliar, design

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A striking, important Ukrainian avant-garde book, designed by Vasily Sedliar (1899-1937), a leading Ukrainian painter, illustrator, and art pedagogue of the interwar period who was killed during the Stalin Terror of 1937. The book is likely the first monograph on Béla Uitz (1887-1972), a Hungarian-Soviet avant-garde artist who later turned to monumental painting, creating large-scale murals for the Kharkiv… Read more about this item
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[DRESDEN ROMANTICISM - CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH - HISTORY PAINTING - PARASCIENCE] Der dynamische Kreis: Die natürliche Reihenfolge der Elemente und zusammengesetzten Körper als Resultat der Beobachtung ihrer dynamischen Wirksamkeit [The dynamic circle: the natural sequence of elements and composite bodies as a result of observing their dynamic effectiveness]
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[DRESDEN ROMANTICISM - CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH - HISTORY PAINTING - PARASCIENCE] Der dynamische Kreis: Die natürliche Reihenfolge der Elemente und zusammengesetzten Körper als Resultat der Beobachtung ihrer dynamischen Wirksamkeit [The dynamic circle: the natural sequence of elements and composite bodies as a result of observing their dynamic effectiveness]

by Bähr, Johann Karl

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Complete collection of all published issues of the serialized work (complete copies are extraordinarily rare) by the Dresden Romanticist Johann Karl Bähr (1801-1869), best known today as a portraitist of Caspar David Friedrich. Remarkably, this extensive work deals with the pseudoscience of radiesthesia, or the supposed radiation of materials that affect the human organism and psyche. The tools of… Read more about this item
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[UNDERGROUND - FILM] Phantasme: Rock'n'roll, Cinéma-bis, Underground [Phantasm: Rock'n'roll, Cinema-bis, Underground]. Nos. 1-5 and a special issue
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[UNDERGROUND - FILM] Phantasme: Rock'n'roll, Cinéma-bis, Underground [Phantasm: Rock'n'roll, Cinema-bis, Underground]. Nos. 1-5 and a special issue "Phantasme présente Namospamous, no. 1" (all published)

by Maxime Schmitt (editor)

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Complete run of the rare journal, published by the music producer Maxime Schmitt, who later also represented the German band "Kraftwerk" in France. In addition to rock'n'roll, the so-called "cinéma-bis" is one of the most important topics. An article by film critic René Prédal on the function of the imaginary in fantasy films was published in the very first… Read more about this item
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[SOVIET STATE PLANNING - NATIONALIZATION] Stroenie i kon'iunktura mirovogo khoziaistva [The Structure and Conditions of the World Economy]

[SOVIET STATE PLANNING - NATIONALIZATION] Stroenie i kon'iunktura mirovogo khoziaistva [The Structure and Conditions of the World Economy]

by Fal'kner, S[emen] A[nisimovich]

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Published during a crucial moment in Soviet economic transition, when private enterprises were first nationalized, this work by the Russian and Soviet economist Semen Fal'kner (1890-1938) attempts to put the Soviet transition in the global context. An economic consultant on National Economy at the Supreme Soviet at the time of the publication of this pamphlet, Fal'kner guided this nationalization… Read more about this item
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